A successful keel laying ceremony for the second of two water injection dredgers (WIJs) for the Kooiman Marine Group – on behalf of Van Oord – took place last week at Vahali Zasavica. In July 2022, Van Oord ordered the construction of two additional state-of-the-art water injection vessels from Kooi
The court hearing for the controversial Bay du Nord offshore oil project was expected to kick off last week, however, this was not the case. What does this mean for the project? Is the hearing cancelled or just postponed until a later date?
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has launched the retrofitting program of 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows. The move is aimed at reducing the ships’ greenhouse gas emissions and help Hapag-Lloyd meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) target of reducing CO2 emissions by 40
Operations at the Port of Iskenderun have ground to a halt following the deadly earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on the morning of Monday, February 6. The port has been subject to significant damage in the earthquake that measured 7.8 in magnitude on the Richter scale, leading to a full stopp
New Fortress Energy (NFE) has reached an agreement with Golar LNG for the sale of its ownership stake in FLNG Hilli in exchange for Golar’s remaining 4.1 million shares in NFE and $100 million in cash. Pursuant to the transaction, Golar LNG will acquire NFE’s entire interest in the 2.4 mtpa floating
BOA OCV has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed buyer to sell the subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C.
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new contract for a semi-submersible rig with Ithaca Energy for operations off the UK.
Dutch short sea shipping company Vertom Group has placed an order for two additional diesel-electric dry cargo vessels of LABRAX class from compatriot shipyard Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.
Dutch maritime technology company Value Maritime has completed the installation of its Filtree system on board JR Shipping’s container feeder vessel MV Energizer. The installation of the exhaust gas filter system with the optionality to reduce carbon footprint by means of fully circular ‘Carbon Capt
US engineering company KBR has secured a contract to provide its green ammonia technology for a green ammonia project, called HyEx, in Chile. KBR’s K-GreeN technology has been selected by Enaex, a manufacturer and supplier of explosives and blasting agents, for the project that aims to demonstrate o
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a global green energy company, has advanced its Holmaneset project in Norway to the next phase, providing potential for the development of a 300 MW green hydrogen and green ammonia facility and supporting infrastructure. In partnership with local Norwegian consulta
Britain could benefit from an additional £1.8 billion a year if it were to tax shipping emissions, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis shows.
The UK National Grid’s subsea electricity interconnectors achieved a record in January with more power being imported in and exported out of the UK than ever. The five interconnectors, which connect Great Britain with France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, transported almost 12 per cent more p
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has deployed its modular RivGen power system for trials at its test site in Maine in the United States.
